Posts Tagged ‘Patapsco’
PHG is Hiring!
PHG is hiring seasonal event assistants for our Environmental Stewardship Program! Are you passionate about the environment? Do you love being outside and working with volunteers? The Patapsco Heritage Greenway,…
Read MoreGirl Scout Silver Award: A Patapsco River Cleanup
For our Girl Scout Silver Award, we wanted to do something both fun and productive. An obvious issue today would be the environment–air pollution, global warming, littering, and other concerns.…
Read MoreMaryland Heritage Areas Authority Awards 50 Grants to Support Heritage Tourism Nearly $2.7 million awarded
The Patapsco Heritage Area received just over $160,000 in five grants from the Maryland Heritage Areas Authority including Management and Marketing grants for Patapsco Heritage Greenway, $30,000 in funds to…
Read MorePatapsco: Silent Witnesses to an Enduring Current by Riley Goodman
Patapsco: Silent Witnesses to an Enduring Current by Riley Goodman New Art Exhibit to Open As Part of Ellicott City’s Flood Commemoration Anniversary Ellicott City, MD — The Patapsco Heritage…
Read MoreOella Garden Blog Part 2 – Interview with Volunteer Garden Manager
On a sunny, pleasant morning, after analyzing budget expenditures at the office, I walked through the Oella & Ellicott City Entrance Garden with Paul Farragut, Patapsco Heritage Greenway Board Member…
Read MoreOella Garden- Part I
The Oella & Ellicott City Entrance Garden started out as a neglected piece of land that was overrun by invasive plants. In 2008, to honor the Oella community’s bicentennial, a…
Read MoreEagle Project- Historic Oella Cemetery
On Saturday, June 3rd, several scouts and adult leaders from Troop 764 in Halethorpe, Maryland, as well as volunteers from the Patapsco Heritage Greenway, participated in an Eagle Scout service…
Read MoreAnnual Port Isobel & Tangier Island Trip with the Chesapeake Conservation Corps
[Photo Credit: Malia Pownall, Chesapeake Bay Trust Conservation Member] As we all looked back in silence at Port Isobel on the boat ride back to the mainland, I felt the…
Read MoreStream Watchers in Action
For citizens who care about our local waterways, the Patapsco Heritage Greenway’s Stream Watch program allows us to make an impact as citizen scientists and volunteer stewards. Stream Watchers can…
Read MoreOur Warm February: A False Spring
As we walk up and down our neighborhood streets, or commute to and from work, we may notice that some trees have already begun flowering. Daffodils have already made their…
Read MoreBenefits of Composting with Tea
As we begin to brace for the winter cold, we find comfort in domestic warmth. The crackling of a fireplace, a bowl of warm soup, sipping hot chocolate after playing…
Read MoreWhere Does Your Old Christmas Tree Go?
The holiday season has been over for a month, yet some households still have their Christmas trees up and decorated, or undecorated, outside and ready to go. Others have already…
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